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Paper forms a major
frustration for HR
Time spent tracking and chasing printed
forms is a major frustration for three out of
four (78%) HR departments, according to a
survey of 250 HR decision-makers carried
out by Bilendi for Adobe.
The greatest annoyances are having to chase
people to sign and return forms (42%); managers
and employees holding on to documents (31%);
and forms being lost (24%).
HR teams believe employees stall signing
because they can’t be bothered (40%); it’s not a
priority (35%); they forget about it (31%); and to
avoid being legally bound by terms and conditions
(25%).
Nearly half (46%) of HR managers say they
need to chase more than once for a form to be
returned. One in three complains that they do not
have complete visibility of where HR forms are in
the whole signing process.
Despite these challenges, only 30% of HR
managers say they have used a digital document
solution to simplify or speed up HR processes.
Print now to avoid
regret
Almost half (44%) of British adults have lost a
digital photo they wish they had printed, with
‘losing/ breaking hardware’ and ‘accidentally
deleting photos’ being the most common ways
to lose images. According to a YouGov survey
commissioned by Jessops to mark the launch of its
new online photo printing service, 21% of British
adults have never printed a photo. Nearly one in ten
(8%) print a photo at least once a month. Jessops'
new mobile-friendly website makes printing photos
easy, with the option to have prints delivered to a
home address or to the nearest Jessops store for
collection within 25 minutes.
Only 30% of HR managers have used a digital
document solution to speed up processes
Print Audit announces
five-year Xerox
partnership
Helping Xerox customers to control and
recover printing, copying, faxing and
scanning costs, Print Audit has launched an
embedded version of its print management
solution for Xerox EIP (Extensible Interface
Platform) MFPs.
Print Audit Embedded installs directly onto
Xerox EIP-enabled MFPs, allowing users to control
and recover printing, copying, faxing and scanning
costs. Integrating seamlessly with desktop versions
of Print Audit 6 and Print Audit Secure, Embedded is
a complete document tracking, charge-back, secure
release and pull printing solution that eliminates the
need for external hardware.
One of the most significant features of Xerox
Embedded is multi-layer, linked authentication for
account charge-back and recovery, an important
option in verticals such as legal where the common
accounting format is two or three levels deep. It also
fully supports swipe and proximity card registration.
New collaboration
features for Asset DB
NewField IT has added new project
collaboration features to the latest release
of its MPS discovery and design toolset,
Asset DB v4.6.
These include the ability to collaborate on
solution designs by uploading them to the Asset
DB server where multiple designers can access
them simultaneously.
To maintain data integrity, a user can lock
design elements such as sites, buildings, floors and
even product catalogue and product cost tabs.
Locking a floor, for example, will prevent any other
user from being able to move volume or assets on
or from that floor.
To keep track of who is working on which
part of a Solution, elements can be marked with
assignment information in free text boxes. It is
also possible to track progress by marking a site,
building or floor in the Project or Solution as
'Complete'.
in brief...
Sharp MFP
Sharp Europe has added a new A3 MFP to its
MX range of mono MFDs for small businesses
and workgroups. With a print speed of 35
pages per minute and a colour scan speed
of 56 images per minute, the MX-M356N is
the fastest machine in the range. Operation is
via a seven-inch colour LCD screen that also
displays thumbnails and previews of copy and
scan jobs. An optional wireless LAN adapter
provides a connection to Sharpdesk Mobile Print
for printing from tablets and smartphones. The
standard paper capacity of 1,100 sheets can be
expanded to 2,100.
Made for SMEs
New from Samsung, the MultiXpress X3280
(colour, 28ppm) and K3300 (mono, 30ppm)
A3 MFPs bring high-quality (9,600 x 600 dpi)
graphics, cloud print options and enterprise-level
security to small and medium-sized businesses.
Both machines have scan speeds of 45 pages
per minute and a maximum monthly duty cycle
of 80,000 pages. The series supports a variety of
driverless mobile and cloud printing solutions,
including secure authentication and wireless print
release via NFC.
Kyocera joins Google Cloud
KYOCERA Document Solutions has announced
that 20 of its printers and colour MFPs are now
able to support Google Cloud Print. The Google
service enables users to print from a smartphone,
tablet, computer or any other web-connected
device to any cloud-connected printer without
the need to install specific printer drivers.
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Green Ambassador
Toshiba TEC has been named an International
Green World Ambassador at the Green Apple
Environment Awards for its the paper-saving
e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 Eco MFP. In making the
award, the judges said: “Toshiba’s new eco-
friendly printing system has the potential to reduce
paper use for printed documents by up to 80%.
The system is another of those simple genius
concepts that seem obvious once invented.
These devices include an erasing system that
clears paper of toner, giving at least five chances
to re-use the same sheet of paper.”
